Description: Sylvester, a donkey, collects rocks of all shapes and colors. One day he finds a magical rock that grants wishes, and when a lion scares him and he wishes he were a rock, he must deal with the aftermath of his wish while trying to get back to his former self.
Genre: Animal Fantasy
Questionable Situations: The characters are portrayed as animals, and the police are pigs.
Public Opinion: This book is popular among young children. One reader from Amazon.com stated, "I love this story...Sylvester is such a sweet character, his parents make you so sad that they can't find him and there he is, right under their noses!"
History of Censorship: In 1977, policemen across eleven states fought to have a ban placed on this book because the police in the story are pigs.
Author: William Steig
Description: Sylvester, a donkey, collects rocks of all shapes and colors. One day he finds a magical rock that grants wishes, and when a lion scares him and he wishes he were a rock, he must deal with the aftermath of his wish while trying to get back to his former self.
Genre: Animal Fantasy
Questionable Situations: The characters are portrayed as animals, and the police are pigs.
Public Opinion: This book is popular among young children. One reader from Amazon.com stated, "I love this story...Sylvester is such a sweet character, his parents make you so sad that they can't find him and there he is, right under their noses!"
History of Censorship: In 1977, policemen across eleven states fought to have a ban placed on this book because the police in the story are pigs.
Developmental Age: Ages 6 and up